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Volume 3 Issue 2
The Perception, Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers on Childhood Epilepsy in Ado Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria
Introduction
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder often associated with poor outcomes and varying harmful beliefs in developing countries. Assessing the mothers’ knowledge on epilepsy and attitude will help in patient management and treatment outcome.
Objective
To assess the knowledge, attitude and perception of mothers toward children with epilepsy. [..] READ MORE
Prevalence of Burn out Syndrome Among Early Career Medical Doctors at the University Teaching Hospital’s Lusaka, Zambia
Background
Graduating as a medical doctor takes an average of 7 years after which another 7 years are invested to be conferred with a consultancy in Zambia. Coupling the many number of years of education to high patient- low doctor ratio, medical doctors are at high risk of occupational health. “Burn Out Syndrome (BOS) is a work related constellation of symptoms that usually occurs in individuals without any prior history of psychological or psychiatric disorders. [..] READ MORE
Routine Outcomes Measures (ROM): An Evaluation and Research Approach to the Therapeutic Process in Public Health Contexts
Interest in empirical evaluation is being assumed by most of the models of psychological intervention that are currently used, especially if they operate in a public domain. Everyone accepts that the best healthcare decisions must be based on the clinical judgment and the empirical evidence of the results that are obtained. [..] READ MORE
Role of Affordance in Perception: Decoding the Sensory Input
In past years, there has been slow progress in the application of Shannon’s mathematical theory of communication to the information processing in the brain. One of the major hurdles has been the lack of a plausible neurobiological correlate that would decode sensory inputs. [..] READ MORE
Why Illicit Drug Use Is Increasing in Ethiopia? From Economics Perspective of Drug Use Control Policy
Background
Use of psychoactive substances is playing a great role for increased disease burden and decline in socioeconomic status in Ethiopia. Drug control policy should address demand, supply and risk of drug use related problems. Despite the implementation of comprehensive national drug control master plan since 2017, the trend of licit and illicit drug use is increasing in Ethiopia. The purpose of this review was to answer the question why illicit drug use is increasing in Ethiopi [..] READ MORE
Recreational and Medicinal Cannabis Impact Assessment on Symptoms, Mental and Cognitive Functions in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Short Review of the Literature
Nowadays there has been renewed interest in the therapeutic applications of medicinal cannabis, and people, particularly those with multiple sclerosis (MS), claim that it may have beneficial effects in their symptoms control. There is evidence (although inconsistent) supporting the use of cannabis or its derivatives for their therapeutic potential in treating MS symptoms. [..] READ MORE
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